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Editor: Marc Rodriguez
Associate Editor: Brenda D. Frink

Published for The Pacific Coast Branch, American Historical Association. The editorial offices of Pacific Historical Review are located at Portland State University, (503) 725-8230, phr@pdx.edu

Books for review can be mailed as follows: 

  • Physical address (UPS, FedEx, DHL): Portland State University / Pacific Historical Review, Dept. of History / 1825 SW Broadway / Portland, OR 97201
  • Mailing address (USPS): Portland State University / Pacific Historical Review, Dept. of History / PO Box 751 / Portland, OR 97201-0751

Article Submission Requirements

The editors are interested in broad, interpretive studies that span disciplinary boundaries, as well as focused, archivally-based case studies that offer a significant addition to scholarly knowledge and understanding.

  • U.S. expansion to the Pacific and beyond
  • The North American West including the Great Plains
  • Borderlands, cross-cultural, and comparative history
  • Ethnicity and race in the West and Pacific World
  • Colonialism and imperialism
  • Environmental history
  • American interaction with the Pacific Rim
  • Historiography and methodology

Submitting an Article: Basic Format Guidelines:

  • More information about the submissions, the blind referee process, and book reviews.

Articles are accepted via electronic submission only. You will receive an automatic confirmation email once your article is successfully submitted. If you do not receive this email, please contact phr-articles@pdx.edu to check on the status of your submission.